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False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens

Classification

Delphinidae [family]
Pseudorca [genus] (1)
crassidens [species]

Classification

Delphinidae [family]
Pseudorca [genus] (1)
crassidens [species]

Presence

Recorded on Aruba
Presence status Indigenous (1) - Aruba
Distribution description Primary range in the Caribbean Sea.
Notes on presence status Expected to occur around Curaçao, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten and Bonaire.

Publications

  • Debrot, A.O., Witte, R.H. & Scheidat, M. 2011. The marine mammals of the Dutch Caribbean: a comparison between EEZ sectors, contrasts and concerns. 8pp. IMARES, Den Helder.
  • Luksenburg, J.A. 2011. Three new records of cetacean species for Aruba, Leeward Antilles, southern Caribbean. Marine Biodiversity Records 4: 1-4.
  • Luksenburg, J.A. 2013. The Cetaceans of Aruba, southern Caribbean. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 94: 1161-1174.
  • MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.